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Best of Cortadito

Over the past decade, Cortadito has produced more than 50 original short films, written and directed by emerging Puerto Rican filmmakers, with the program operated by the Alliance Française de Puerto Rico.

Best of Cortadito is a retrospective of standout films from the program, showcasing the vibrancy of contemporary Puerto Rican cinema and its cultural dialogue with the Francophone Caribbean.

Expected guests

Federico Olivieri
Director, Puerto Rico European Film Festival
Adrián Pérez Rodríguez
Director, Producer, Screenwriter
Paulís Cofresí
Director
Juliana Maité Izarry
Director

Films showing at this event:

Sirènes

Daniel is a widowed father who lives in northern Martinique with his 8-year-old daughter, Soraya. Fisherman and restaurateur, he tries to make ends meet in a town hit by a strong economic and social crisis. His daily life is turned upside down the day his daughter decides to summon mermaids using a conch of lambi. If the little girl just wants to make friends, Daniel sees in his new obsession the risk of a dangerous invasion…

La torre de Inés

Inés, an apathetic woman facing her own mortality in the face of a terminal illness, decides to commit one last act of resistance to prevent the sale of the complex where her community lives.

Nos persiguen

In the midst of a nationalist persecution in Puerto Rico in the 1950s, two young people fall in love and face the political and social pressures of their time.

Pan de la Esquina

Diosdado spends his time debating with his customers while working at the colmado, especially with his boss, who has strong opinions about financial aspects of the business.

El Paso

After facing various microagressions in her daily life, Ceci has to decide if she should take revenge or look for answers.

Mano santa

Don Isidoro, better known as “Mano santa” (the healer) in his hometown, shelters his grandson after he ran away from his home.

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